Quantifying Biodiversity Losses Due to Human Consumption: A Global-Scale Footprint Analysis

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 3298-3306

  Wilting, Harry C ^a   Schipper, Aafke M ^a   Bakkenes, Michel ^a   Meijer, Johan R ^a   Huijbregts, Mark A J ^a,b  

^a PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; FOOD SUPPLY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE;

BIODIVERSITY LOSS; DEVELOPED ECONOMIES; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; PER CAPITA INCOME; POLICY MAKERS; PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOOD CONSUMPTION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GOODS EXCHANGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE; POLICY MAKING;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DRIVER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LAND USE; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMANS;

EID: 85018429677     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b05296     Document Type: Article

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